Sebastien Chiu is a Unit Still Photographer hailing from Denver, Colorado — but is now located in Los Angeles California.

Sebastien studied film at the University of Colorado but due the pandemic, couldn’t initially pursue it. His time volunteering with the 501st Legion led him back to LUCASFILM, where he met his first mentor in Lynne Hale. She, along with Ralph Nelson, gave Seb the initial roadmap for his journey to unit photography — combining practicality and passion.

Practicality became the USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and passion led to the stunt community in LA, where he met his next two intergral “yes” to his career. One, being Travis Wong — owner of JOINING ALL MOVEMENT — and another Daeil Kim — a South Korean DP on his way out from USC’s MFA program. Travis unlocked his way towards shadowing stunts wherever he could, and Daeil’s first yes led him to being adopted by the Trojan film community.

Though not directly a stunt performer, or an actual student at USC, the work between the two communities gave Seb a network and a unique portfolio that after three years of prep understanding movement and how his role worked with production…led him to 87 NORTH, David Leitch and Kelly McCormick’s production studio.

Now, when he’s not on set, he spends most of his time at 87, where he continue’ to apply Travis’ idea of “joining all movement” to his photography — thus making things full circle and pushing him back to where it all started as the next steps in his career.

Key mentors — stunts and action: Hugh Fitzgerald, Mike Chat, Noelle Kim, Travis Wong, Gui Da Silva Greene, Gabriel Nunez, Aaron Toney, Bryan Cartago, Hank Kingi Jr.

Key mentors — unit stills and publicity: Lynne Hale, Matt Kennedy, John Wilson, Ralph Nelson, Abby Alsop, Matty Sidle, Erika McKinney, Justin Sonfield